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About the author and the illustrator

With over 15 years experience in the HIV/AIDS field - and working in London, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk - Patriic is an accomplished gay men's health worker and HIV trainer. Patriic has also written health columns for several publications including *ff Magazine and Oi! His humour, irreverence and common-sense approach to gay men's health is the hall mark of his work. In 1993 he co-founded Rubberstuffers, a condom pack distribution service for gay men living in London. Two years later, he wrote the Hand Book for Gay Men, which explains some of the technicalities of sex practice. In 1996, Patriic devised The House Party campaign, which provided health information through an interactive game with prizes. Launched by Sir Elton John, it is considered to be the first campaign in the UK to encourage gay men to look at health and lifestyle issues holistically. The following year, The House Party 2 collaborated with National HIV agencies, culminating in the campaign's launch in six major UK cities. Patriic lives in London and is working on his next book.

About the illustrator

Crofty moved from Bologna, Italy to the UK in 1999.Combining a formal education with work experience, she has studied interior decoration, illustration and cinematic visual effects. More recently she has been studying costume design and is currently enrolled at the London College of Fashion. Developing her passion for illustrating over 10 years, her work has been published in several children's books. Her extensive portfolio includes a storyboard for Bzzz, a vegetarian mosquito, and a gang of street cats inspired by London's youth scene culture and a day in the life of a hostess in a Soho peep show. Crofty is currently working on several projects including stage set illustration and interior design. This online advice guide is an extract from the book TOGETHER, by kind permission of Patriic Gayle and Gay Times Books. The book itself is over 300 pages long and contains:
  • several chapters more useful advice and information
  • more in-depth information in some chapters
  • more pictures and tables
  • further contacts at the end of each chapter
  • a comprehensive listing of gay and health organisations Described by Qx magazine as a 'Gay Bible', Together Book is a practical reference work no bookshelf should be without.

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